Spanish Castle Magic (track)
by The Jimi Hendrix Experience
Year: 1967
From the album Axis: Bold As Love (track #3)
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Spanish Castle Magic appears on the following album(s) by The Jimi Hendrix Experience:
- Axis: Bold As Love (track #3) (this album) (1967)
- Radio One (track #14) (1988)
- BBC Sessions (track #24) (compilation) (1998)
- Live At Winterland (track #5) (1987)
- Freedom: Atlanta Pop Festival (track #3) (2015)
- The Jimi Hendrix Experience (track #32) (compilation) (2000)
- Live In Maui (track #9) (2020)
- Live At The Oakland Coliseum (track #4) (1998)
- Live In Ottawa (track #7) (2001)
- Los Angeles Forum April 26, 1969 (track #5) (2022)

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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Track ratings | Avg. track rating |
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| ! | 04/05/2026 21:33 | Juneof44 | 4,704 | 73/100 |
| ! | 04/05/2026 20:47 | stareaterogni0n | 6,083 | 70/100 |
| ! | 03/29/2026 12:04 | markl73 | 7,108 | 78/100 |
| ! | 01/26/2026 10:50 | kinginsomniac12 | 6,024 | 100/100 |
| ! | 01/14/2026 04:36 | AbsurdCheesecake | 1,614 | 90/100 |
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One of Jimi’s faster paced tracks with heavy riffs, often compared to Foxy Lady in that regard and without doubt one of Hendrix best songs.
As a musician, I think that If you were so inclined to try to cover this track, I would suggest that you need to do very much your own take on it rather than trying to copy the complex playing on the original
The solo at the end is mind blowing and the fade out is criminal. Would have been great to have seen this played live (Edited)
A great guitar sound.
One of Jimi's most underrated rockers. (Edited)